Wang Xu saw that the mother and daughter each had their own insistence, and being caught in the middle, he could only actively communicate.
"Mom, calm down and don't worry. Gu Xi has been very responsible since the birth of the child. She has worked hard to adjust her studies and take care of the child, and she has done a great job. In fact, it's all my fault. I didn't take the right measures and gave birth to a child before graduation. So I have to take care of the child more to make up for it and reduce Gu Xi's burden.
Gu Xi is at a critical juncture in her graduation life, and she's exceptionally talented. Her brilliance shouldn't be overshadowed by a child. I fully support her, and I want her to be happy and do what she loves. So, Mom, just get over this period, and don't put too much pressure on her."
Gu Xi watched Wang Xu like this from the side, feeling both touched and uncomfortable: "Mom, I know you are doing this for my own good, but I have my own principles and persistence.
"I'm the child's mother. I love her more than anyone else. I can't possibly let her down. Secondly, I'm a student. I can't let my childbirth delay someone else's graduation. Finally, my reports encourage women to be independent and balance family and career. But I can't even graduate from university because of childbirth. How can this be justified? Isn't this a slap in the face?"
Chen Minhua was actually persuaded, but in her heart she still felt that her daughter didn't need to be so strong-willed: "Okay, you two can work together. I can't control so much. It's all up to you to coordinate."
Gu Xi didn't know how to deal with this situation. Wang Xu pinched her neck and said, "It's okay. Mom won't rush you. Let's give the child a bath."
Gu Xi nodded, went to the room to prepare the child's clothes, and then took the thermos to add some cold water to the small wooden barrel. Gu Xi drew the blueprint for the wooden barrel and asked the carpenter to help build it.
After the water temperature was adjusted to the temperature the child was used to, Wang Xu took the child over, held her on his lap first, washed her head, then put the child in the water, held her head with one hand, and gave her a bath.
Chen Minhua watched from the side. Gu Xi and Wang Xu cooperated well with each other and their movements were skillful. It was obvious that they took care of the child personally every day.
Wang Xu handed the towel to Gu Xi. Gu Xi wrapped the child with the towel, wiped her hair, then carried her back to the room and placed her on the crib.
Wang Xu saw that Chen Minhua's expression had relaxed a little. "Mom, you see she's taking good care of the child. As long as she has time, she will definitely do everything herself. Don't worry, I will also contribute. I'm not just standing by. We are both first-time parents, so we cooperate well. She's an especially good mother."
Chen Minhua sighed, "I feel bad for her, too. She has to take care of the child and study at the same time. The point is, she missed the child's growth. People outside say she doesn't care about the child, and now she has a daughter. One day, you will despise her. Everyone says a word, and the spit can drown her."
Wang Xu was helpless: "I just like daughters. I don't favor boys over girls. As long as it's my and Gu Xi's child, I love them all. I can't possibly dislike her. She didn't dislike me when I had nothing in the beginning.
We can live our lives well on our own. We don't care what others say. No one is perfect. Those who don't like you will always find a reason to say something. There's no need to cause unhappiness among family members because of someone you don't want to work for.
Chen Minhua is not unreasonable. She is concerned and always hopes that everything is fine for her daughter. She can't stand others saying, "Okay, I understand the reason. I can't be as carefree as you young people, but I try to ignore it."
Before leaving, she went into the room and took a look at the child: "You should rest more and don't get tired. You've lost weight. You looked better when you were pregnant with a round figure. I won't say anything to you. Just take good care of your own little family."
Wang Xu came back from sending someone off and made a bottle of milk for the child: "I'll feed her. You go wash up. After you wash up, you can accompany her to sleep."
After Gu Xi finished washing up, Wang Xu was holding his daughter and playing with her. Wang Xu came up with the name of his daughter, Youran, hoping that she would be at ease and content.
"I think my daughter likes you the most. Every time you hug her, she looks at you with her eyes open and smiles happily, not crying at all."
Wang Xu looked at Gu Xi with amusement: "What's wrong? You seem a little sour, jealous? Then I won't hold her, let her fend for herself, I love holding you the most, that's all."
Gu Xi walked over and hugged Wang Xu from behind, and leaned out to tease her daughter. Seeing her parents playing with her, little Wang Youran laughed even more happily, giggling non-stop, and had two dimples, which she inherited from Gu Xi. She was completely a smaller version of Gu Xi.
"She's not afraid of you at all. You look so fierce, the kids in the alley would be scared to tears when they see you. My daughter seems to be a bit like you, which is not good."
Wang Xu reluctantly put the child in the crib, patted her to sleep with one hand, and hugged Gu Xi with the other: "Don't ruin my reputation all day long. It was obviously the naughty kid who wanted to bully Ranran, and I stopped him, so he cried. And I'm so handsome, why do you think I'm in trouble?"
Gu Xi was also teasing him on purpose, and seeing how aggrieved he looked, she couldn't help but kiss him.
Wang Youran saw the two people kissing each other and being ignored. She protested in dissatisfaction, waving her little hands and screaming.
This made Gu Xi laugh again: "Little jealous girl."
Wang Xu has already mastered the routine: "It's no use being jealous. I belong to you wholeheartedly."
Gu Xi glared at him: "That's corny."
Gu Xi completed the task quickly and graduated successfully.
After graduation, she did not immediately accept the olive branch extended by the newspaper. Rather than working in an office, she wanted to be a freelancer, free from any constraints, write about the topics she likes, investigate the truth of things, and help more people in need instead of commercializing.
So when Wang Xu was busy, Gu Xi stayed at home to take care of the children. She wrote a short story every week to illustrate a truth. There were so many people submitting their articles that the newspaper would compile a large stack of letters and give them to Gu Xi every week. After reading them, Gu Xi would find the insights she wanted to write about.
This segment is particularly popular, as it captures everyone's love for gossip and appropriately combines real-time and current mainstream styles, allowing readers to gain inspiration from it. This is why Gu Xi is becoming more and more popular, and the cost of writing is also increasing.
Wang Xu's logistics company was already quite stable, and inspired by Gu Xi, he opened ten department stores in various locations. He imported the latest fashions from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, from snacks to the latest clothing and accessories, and even televisions and other electrical appliances. Most importantly, he also purchased agricultural and sideline products from the village, such as vegetables, eggs, pork, and processed foods, creating a fresh produce section that also helped support farmers.
The vegetables are collected from various places by transport teams and put on supermarket shelves. They are fresh and cheap, and are convenient because they are close to staff dormitories or factories.
This initiative received support from the leadership, who summoned Wang Xu for a meeting and presented him with a list of each village's strengths. "Let's be frank. We value and support your opening of a department store. You've helped many villages escape poverty and solved many of our problems through policy. We can only offer you as much support as possible in terms of subsidies."
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